Baytop's Onion vs Smooth Pox Lichen

Allium baytopiorum compared with Pyrenula laevigata

Key Differences

• Baytop's Onion is Critically Endangered while Smooth Pox Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baytop's Onion	Smooth Pox Lichen
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Asparagales (Asparagales)	Pyrenulales (Pyrenulales)
Family	Amaryllidaceae	Pyrenulaceae
Genus	Allium	Pyrenula
Species	Allium baytopiorum	Pyrenula laevigata

Conservation Status

Baytop's Onion

CR — Critically Endangered

Smooth Pox Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baytop's Onion	Smooth Pox Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baytop's Onion

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Smooth Pox Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States.

Baytop's Onion

The Baytop's Onion (Allium baytopiorum) is a species in the genus Allium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.